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Configuring HyperFabric
Configuration Overview
Configuration Overview
You do not need to configure the HyperFabric switch because the HyperFabric management process performs automatic routing and configuring for the switch. So, configuring HyperFabric consists only of creating the HyperFabric /etc/rc.config.d/clic_global_conf global configuration file on each node in the fabric. The configuration file contains the following information:
•The IP addresses and subnet mask of the HyperFabric adapters installed in the node.
•For each HyperFabric switch in the fabric — the switch’s IP address, and the MAC address of the switch’s Ethernet port. This applies only if you enable switch management. In addition, you cannot enable switch management through SAM — you must use the clic_init command.
•The IP multicast address that all the switches and nodes in the fabric will register to (if you are going to enable switch management).
•The IP address of the local node’s Ethernet LAN interface. This LAN interface must be on the same subnet as Ethernet ports of the HyperFabric switches (if you are going to enable switch management). (A node might have multiple LAN interfaces.)
HP recommends that you do not enable switch management.
You can create the global configuration file by either running the clic_init command or using SAM to configure each HyperFabric adapter.
The clic_init command and SAM also place the necessary entries into the following three files:
•The system /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file.
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